Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45743, David Ella, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 26 -
Ella, David or Ela
S 45743
CONTENTS

45743 Rev  INVALID.
File No. 45-743
Daud Ella
Pin Rev Wm
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16.300
New Hampshire
R.
Davie Ella
of Londonderry in the state of N. Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Long of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d of May 1815
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of Jan. 1820 and sent to Hon. Josiah Butler H. Rep. U. S.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1829 15 \frac{20}{31} \frac{4}{30} 120.00 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar: 1820 40.00
$ 176.00
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Not entitled
Revolutionary War - July 31st 1820 to Pension Committee, Select New Hampshire

I Mark Wiggins of Wolfborough in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire declare & say that I your deponent was the first Captain in Col. Prince George Regiment in the united States Swiss for twelve months I further say that the David Illa of Londonderry in the County of Rockingham & State aforesaid enlisted as a private Soldier in your depon- -ants Company in said Regiment sometime in the forepart of the month of August AD 1776 & served as a faithful Soldier in said Regiment & Company until the eighth day of August AD 1777 - At which time the said David Illa was Honorably discharged at Still water in Northern in State of New York Wolfborough Sept r 30 th - 1819 -
Shafford Jess
Wolfborough Sept. 10 th 1819 Stratford Jess Mark Wiggins Wolfborough Belobiv the 10 th day one thousand eight hundred & nineteen Then the above Mark Wiggins Esq personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is just & true
Before me
Jan 16th 1842 } Justine } Anne
I have been acquainted with the above-named Mark Wiggins Esq. for as many as thirty years and consider his veracity good without fail.

David Ely Declaration witness
State of New Hampshire } Decm r 6 th 1819 Secretary's Office
I hereby certify that Jacob Haining whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is a Justice of the peace for the county of Strafford in said State duly appointed and commissioned and that faith and credit are due to his official acts
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the public seal of said State on the day of the date hereof
Sam l Sparhawk Secy

State of New Hampshire to all This second day of May A D 1818 Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire. Personally appear David Ela aged fifty nine years resident in Londonderry in said State who being the me first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made in the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war that he the said David Ela in the month of Sept - A D 1776 for one year enlisted in the company of Capt Mark Wiggin in Col. Longs regiment in the New Hampshire line on the continental establishment for the term of one year And that he continued to serve in said company until the expiration of said term when he was discharged at Still water in the State of New York, And that he is in reduced circumstances,

and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services —
The day and year aforesaid Samuel Bell Ap: his David Ely I Sup: bought New Hampshire Bank
Samuel Bell judge & as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said David Ely did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration for nine months at one time in the Continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the department of War pursuant to the direc- tions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
May 2d. 1818. —
David Ely Private Col. Long's Regiment — New Hampshire Line 1770 - 1781 2 May 1818
Samuel Bell Ap: Gov: Sup: Concord New Hampshire
Proof of service by David Ely testimony of a credible person his said services

David Ella
16308 Londonderry
8225
Jan 20
not attended
Mar 1820

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
ROCKINGHAM.....SS.
ON this eleventh day of July A.D., 1820, personally appeared in open court, at Chester, before John Harvey and Han Burgin, Esqrs. Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Rockingham, being a Court of Record for the said County of Rockingham, having the power of fine and imprisonment, David Pite aged fifty-one years, resident in Somersworth, in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:— That I was a Private Soldier in Captain Mark Diggins company in Colonel Pierce Long's Regiment of the New Hampshire line as more fully appears in my original declaration bearing date May the second One thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have received a Pension which pension certificate is numbered Sixteen thousand three hundred and eight
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 8th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. My occupation is that of a
Labourer or farmer am not of sufficient ability to pursue it my health is very poor and has been for many years my disease is the shaking palsy with which I am frequently attacked and when these fits are on me am entirely unable to any work for soveral days in family residing with me is my wife aged twenty three years and in very feeble health, she is scarcely able to take any care of herself and there is no family work that she can do of any consequence my daughter Charlotte is twenty six years old, and has been sick for four years and has been attended by Physicians, and during that time she has been of no help to us Their capacity to contribute to their support is nothing at all and were it not for private and publick charity I could not in any way get a subsistence
David Pite
Sworn to and declared at Chester on the eleventh day of July 1820 before
John Harvey } Judges of the said Court Han Burgin }
N 1
I, Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing and the schedule thereto annexed, are truely copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is 225. dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this eleventh, day of July, 1820.
P. Chadwick
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham.

SCHEDULE
CONTAINING the whole estate and income of David Eliza (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscribed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, on the Eleventh day of July 1820, and annexed to his oath, viz.
The reversion of five sixths of about forty acres of land with the life estate of my wife in the whole with a very house and an old barn } 150.00
1 old, 2 Cows, 1 calf, 1 horse & nine pigs 4 Sheep & 9 Lambs, 1 Ray, 1 hoe, 2 old rakes 3 old Bitter Barrels, 1 old meal chest 1 old Case of Drawers, 6 old Chains, 2 old tubs 2 Paster Platters, 4 Paster Plates, 2 old teakny Iron Pots, 1 Tea Kettle, 1 Tea Pot, 1 Doz Cups and Saucers, 1 old Coffee Pot, 3 old Paster Spoons 2 Water Pails, 1 Wash tub, 1 old Gun, 1 old ox Sled 1 Scythe and Snathe, 1 old fire Shovel & Tongs 1 old Shovel Shovel, 1 dung fork 1 Pitch fork 2 Milk Pans, 1 Gallon Bottle 3 qt Glass bottles } 75.00
$225.00
The amount of debts which I owe and have no other means of paying than out of the above property and my Pensions are as follows to wit
  Samuel Nichols  44.80     Doctor Morse  39.00     William Carr  33.00     Ayers & Gordon  18.00     Doctor Tuckersbury  10.00      144.80      $ 80.20   
David Eliza